Shameful but I'm considering it

[Mando]

They look awesome! those are some big guys..

[Captain Discus]

Liz. They look terrible. I think you should pack them up and send to me so i can clean them up!
JUST KIDDING of course. You always seem to make gold out of the seemingly mundane.
They look great!
Tom.

[guggas]

It looks like the tank I've always wanted since I was 12. I hope they stay healthy. Interesting thread for sure.

[LizStreithorst]

Thank you so much gentlemen. I bet the admins want to toss me out about now. (joke, I hope). I always 'fess up when I screw up so I promise that you will know if the fish aren't happy and I have to put them back into a BB.

I also have a bunch of L144 BN in the tank. I yearn for a nice school of Sterbai as well. May be next month...

Mando, all of these are home bred except their daddy who I won in an auction here and a spotted leopard I purchased from Chicago Discus.

[cooper666]

That looks great, overall, and those fish are stunning. Thanks for the share.

[Second Hand Pat]

Thank you so much gentlemen. I bet the admins want to toss me out about now. (joke, I hope). I always 'fess up when I screw up so I promise that you will know if the fish aren't happy and I have to put them back into a BB.

I also have a bunch of L144 BN in the tank. I yearn for a nice school of Sterbai as well. May be next month...

Mando, all of these are home bred except their daddy who I won in an auction here and a spotted leopard I purchased from Chicago Discus.

No way Liz Keep those fish happy and they look awesome in the tank
Pat

[danotaylor]

Wowsers Liz, that looks amazing!! The aqua's in the fish and the greens in your plants make for some serious eye candy. It looks fantastic!!

[bluelagoon]

Those spotted leopards are real nice. Nice tank as well.

[LizStreithorst]

No way Liz Keep those fish happy and they look awesome in the tank
Pat

Well that's a great relief.

This is the story. I was moving some Amazon Swords to another tank and the side of the pot broke. The plant is a daughter of the first Amazon sword I bought in 2001, so I have an emotional connection to it. (I don't care if that sounds silly.) I wasn't able to find a suitable container for it. That got me thinking about a planted thank and that I'd gotten tired of feeding, changing my 8 adult size Discus' water and not see them even show signs of pairing.

I figured that the most logical way to solve both problems was to set up a planted Discus tank. I would never had tried it if I didn't have an empty 100 to put them in at the first sign of something not right with them.

[LizStreithorst]

Danny, I just changed the settings on my lights. I think it makes the fish look better. I need to take more pics of the same tank. I like the colors, too. Thanks for the compliment

[LizStreithorst]

Thank you, Mervin.

[danotaylor]

No worries mate. Looking forward to seeing the update pics

[LizStreithorst]

I took the plunge a few days ago and put my big Discus in the tank. So far they are happy, but I'm watching closely for signs of them being not right. Here's a few pics. The tank looks more well balanced when I put a big Bolbitis in on the other side to balance out the big Amazon sword.

I have never loved to sit and stare at a tank like I love it with this one. I thought I'd post some pics of it as it is now. It has really matured.

[LizStreithorst]

The single fish in there is the best of all my homebreds. You can tell that his pattern is still not finished separating into little spots. It will happen. I saw the same thing in his older brother.

[DiscusDish]

Oh my god, simply gorgeous. What strain are these guys??? They are giants!! You are one lucky owner. I wish my discus were such a good quality.